I am originally from Paris but have lived abroad for a long time teaching French. I spent ten years in Germany and three years in the U.S. (my son was born in Texas). I have been living in the north of Italy, near Turin, for more than five years. I am what you might call a “nomad,” although over the years I have grown ever fonder of my home country, France.

Five years ago I started a general-interest, French language discussion list, Entramis. It is open to anyone who would like to exchange messages with other French-speaking people around the world. The topics are very varied: culture, computers, current politics, cuisine, language problems, and personal incidents in the daily lives of the list members.

Entramis emphasizes friendship and a congenial atmosphere in a cozy community. I have also set up a website for the list, which can be found by clicking here. It has information about the list members, with their photos and a personal page for each list member.